ENGRCEE 169 Environmental Microbiology for Engineers (2017-2018)

ENGRCEE 169 Environmental Microbiology for Engineers

(Not required for any major. Selected Elective for CE.)

Catalog Data:

ENGRCEE 169 Environmental Microbiology for Engineers (Credit Units: 4) Fundamentals and applied principals of microbiology. Structures and functions of microorganisms, the microbiology of water, wastewater and soil used in environmental engineering, and the impact of microorganisms on human and environmental health. Prerequisite: ENGRCEE 160. Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering majors have first consideration for enrollment. (Design units: 0)

Required Textbook:

None

Recommended Textbook:

None

References:

None

Coordinator:

Sunny Jiang

Relationship to Student Outcomes

No student outcomes specified.

Course Learning Outcomes. Students will:

Prerequisites by Topic

Lecture Topics:

Abundance and distribution in the natural environment

Structures and functions of microbial cells

Applied microbial genetics and molecular biology

Diversity and function of microorganisms in environmental engineering systems

Microbiology of water and wastewater treatment

Class Schedule:

Meets for 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion each week for 10 weeks.